January 09, 2008, 6:18PM

UA Adds Two New Soccer Coaches New University of Alabama head soccer coach Todd Bramble completed his UA coaching staff with two great hires in the past month. In December he hired former Clemson assistant Tatum Clowney as an assistant coach. And today he rounded out the staff with assistant coach Matt Hawkey from the University of Miami. There's a... Full story »

January 08, 2008, 12:50PM

Alabama High School Soccer Coaches Association The first board meeting of the new Alabama High School Soccer Coaches Association was held this past weekend in Prattville. The minutes from that meeting are be posted on the forms page of the Alabama High School Soccer Coaches Association website. The forms page also includes the Form 38 - Player Nomination form for... Full story »

January 07, 2008, 9:21AM

Jacob Noffke is putting together an adult soccer tournament in Huntsville. The website is www.southernsoccer.net . The tournament has Open, Over30 and Co-ed divisions and is Feb. 9th and 10th, 2008. Click on the tournament link to get the latest info on the tournament. You may also contact Jacob at (256) 479-9247. Full story »

December 29, 2007, 12:59AM

The Rocket City United Soccer Team will be hosting its final Open Tryout on Sunday 12/30 at 2:00 pm at the Jack Allen Soccer Complex in Decatur. Some of the players that made the cut at the first open tryout will return, as well as many new players that were not available in November due to college commitments. From this... Full story »

December 28, 2007, 8:00AM

Food for Thought By Sean D'Arcy www.footballtricks.com If you want to play at a top club you are not just competing against the other players in your team, or even in your country, but against every other player in the world. Many young boys dream of playing professionally for one of the world's big clubs but almost none of them... Full story »

December 21, 2007, 9:58AM

Can a Soccer Ball Change the World? In this time of giving, consider this group. See Kevin Sites article. Little Feet - www.littlefeet.com In 2006, American Airlines pilot Trevor Slavick and Denver Radio news anchor Steffan Tubbs discovered what they thought was a simple but powerful truth: a simple soccer ball could unify the world. A Little Feet ball and... Full story »

December 17, 2007, 3:32PM

Merritt Mathias Scores in U17 US Women's National Team 2-0 Victory over Argentina U20's Dec 16 2007 - From the BUSA website by Eric Dade U.S. U-17 WNT Rebounds to Defeat Argentina U-20 WNT, 2-0 BUENOS AIRES (Dec. 13, 2007) - After falling to the Argentina U-17 Women's National Team on Dec. 11, the U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team rebounded... Full story »

December 12, 2007, 1:56PM

New Alabama Soccer Coaches Association There is a core group of Alabama high school soccer coaches that is putting together an Alabama High School Soccer Coaches Association that should be up and running very soon. Alabama High School Soccer Coaches Association Website This is an exciting first step toward promoting soccer in Alabama's schools and providing a liaison organization inside... Full story »

December 11, 2007, 8:21AM

New Phenix City Soccer Complex is a result of local efforts and hard work. The River City Soccer Club in Phenix City, Alabama has a new soccer complex and the members of the club certainly have earned "sweat equity" in the fields through their hard work. Check out the photos taken during the period from 2005 when the plot of... Full story »

December 10, 2007, 8:40AM

Cole Iverson (Decatur, Alabama) Scores for the U.S. U15 Team U.S. U-15 BNT White Defeats Surf FC During Third Day of Nike Friendlies BRADENTON, Fla. (December 8, 2007) - The U.S. Under-15 Boys' National Team White defeated Surf FC, 4-1, at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., behind a brace from Atsou Ayah during the third day of the Development Academy... Full story »

December 06, 2007, 6:31PM

Cole Iverson of Decatur, Alabama, who plays for the Huntsville Soccer Club, played forward for the United States U15 National Team in the USNT 1-0 win over Irvine Strikers. His team will face the FC Portland team today as part of the 2007 Development Academy Nike Friendlies. The 2007 Development Academy Nike Friendlies kicked off on Thursday, Dec. 6, at... Full story »

December 06, 2007, 11:49AM

The Myth of Soccer Recruiting by Private Schools A topic which comes up on the Alabama High School Soccer Forum is how private schools are successful in soccer mainly because they have the ability to recruit great soccer players without regard to boundaries; where a player lives. That's a huge (perceived) advantage that public schools, who can only use students... Full story »

December 04, 2007, 9:22AM

2008 High School Soccer Rules Clinics FROM: Greg Brewer, Coordinator of Officials Below is a list of this year's state sponsored rules clinics. It is required that every soccer officiating applicant pay the application fee and then attend a state sponsored rules clinic and pass a pre-registration examination or complete the online clinic and exam prior to becoming registered with... Full story »

November 30, 2007, 4:30PM

University of Alabama Names Todd Bramble Women's Soccer Coach TUSCALOOSA - Todd Bramble, head coach at Clemson University the last seven seasons has been named the third head coach in the history of the University of Alabama women's soccer program, Crimson Tide Athletic Director Mal Moore announced Friday. (UA Press Release) Bramble replaces Don Staley who resigned after 14 years... Full story »

November 30, 2007, 4:07PM

Yelton Agrees To 10-Year Contract Extension (From the Samford Website) Todd Yelton, one of the nation's top young coaches for women's soccer, has agreed to a 10-year contract extension to remain the head coach at Samford University through the 2017 season, athletic director Bob Roller announced Thursday. Yelton, who is Samford's all-time winningest soccer coach, has compiled a 76-31-15 overall... Full story »